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3 . Via an OPC UA interface . ‘ Impacts ’ sends the data to a data silo or third-party software . The data aggregation and viewing methods depend upon the technological solution chosen by the user .
A sustainable approach
At Blechexpo in Stuttgart this November , Italian sheet metal specialist Salvagnini presented ‘ Impacts ’, its flexible tool for calculating the energy consumption of its own systems .
“ We are committed to the environment and sustainability , choosing to build lean systems that limit energy usage to actual job needs . This is why we have chosen to adopt modern sustainability standards in our production sites . However , it is clear that the environmental impact of a machine tool goes beyond the boundaries of the site where it is manufactured . Our technologies also have a positive impact on the sustainability of the companies that use them , because they minimize the waste of time , resources , materials and energy ,” commented the manufacturer .
“ Impacts has minimum hardware requirements : specific sensors are installed on the systems to measure consumption . The data collected are shared in real-time with various services , where they can be aggregated and viewed in different ways . With Impacts , it is possible to precisely measure the consumption of electricity , compressed air and assist gas . The future aim is to be able to calculate the equivalent volumes of CO₂ produced throughout the whole industrial process , with a granularity that can even record the equivalent volumes of CO₂ of each single manufactured component ,” it added .
Impacts aggregates data in the following ways :
1 . Via FACE , the Salvagnini HMI interface for the entire product range . Installed on the machine , the data available in FACE relate to instant consumption , aggregated hourly consumption and aggregated daily consumption .
2 . Via LINKS , the Salvagnini IoT solution that monitors system performance . In a specific section of LINKS , data can be aggregated by shift , day , week and month , and can be downloaded .
Salvagnini L5 automated laser cutter .
Impacts is also a flexible tool that can customise data collection according to specific needs . It can measure the consumption of only electricity , electricity and compressed air , or electricity , compressed air and assist gas .
To demonstrate this functionality , Impacts measured consumption levels of all the systems on Salvagnini ’ s stand at Blechexpo in Stuttgart . This included electricity consumption on the B3 press brake , electricity and compressed air consumption on the P2 panel bender and electricity as well as compressed air and assist gas consumption on the L5 laser .
“ Monitoring and awareness of our own consumption are the first steps towards optimising and reducing [ emissions ]. In business terms , the initial benefit is the increase in profitability , because reducing consumption also means reducing running costs . The second is greater environmental sustainability and greater corporate social responsibility . The third is compliance with the latest environmental standards which , in many countries , have become or will soon become more stringent , setting CO₂ emissions limits and promoting energy efficiency . The fourth , but no less important , is the opportunity to benefit from the financial and tax incentives available to companies who invest in high energyefficiency machinery ( often linked to the update of national regulatory frameworks ),” concluded Salvagnini . n
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